Carton for ice-cream cones



April 18, 1944.

W. S. WATTS ETAL.

CARTON FOR ICE CREAM CONES Filed Dec. 12, 1940 Patented Apr. 18, 1944CARTON FOR ICE-CREAM CONES Warren S. Watts, Montclair, and George J.Losson, Arlington, N. J., assignors to Eskimo Pie Corporation,Bloomfield, N. J., a corporation of Delaware Application December 1 2,1940, Serial No. 369,700

1 Claim.

By means of the present invention, a very inexpensive sanitaryprotection enclosure is provided for ice cream cones through theprovision of a carton which may be shipped in the fiat, assembledwithout the use of glue, staples or other applied fastening means, whichmay be stamped out of the fiat by a single stroke of a cutting andperforating die, and which in use will entirely enclose a filled icecream cone for both sanitary protection and protection against breakingof the somewhat fragile and brittle cake cone portion of the confection.By means of the invention, ice cream cones may be filled with ice cream,in quantities at the factory, may be packed in boxes with rows ofcartons in which the cartons are alternately inverted and transported toretail outlets ready for sale to the consumer, as distinguished from thecustomary practice of individual filling operations by the retailer atthe time of sale to the consumer. The low cost of the carton, due toitsform and ease of manufacture and assembly, make this new practicecommercially possible.

means are provided for separating the upper section of the carton fromthe lower section held by the hand of a user, by a single straight linepull of a, tab portion while rotating the carton if desired. To this endthe upper and lower sections of the carton are separated by a line ofperforations at p and the upper section of panel I is formed with afinger tab just above the said line of perforation as shown at 6.

In forming up the carton from the blank, the latter is folded on thefold lines a,-side wall 5 being lapped under side wall I, the filledcone is The invention will be described with reference to theaccompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the cut blank. Figure 2 is a perspective viewof the assembled and closed carton, a corner thereof being partly brokenaway to show the interlocking arrange,- ment.

Figure 3 isa vertical section on the line 3-3, Figure 2, the lower partof the carton being broken away.

inserted and flaps 2a: and 41: being folded down, the cover member Ixwith lip Ira: folded is brought into position. In the downward insertionof lip law, the spring of the cardboard material from which the blank ismade enables the lip to pass first along the tops of flaps 21a: and an:after which the shoulders enter the slots 3 and lock the carton elementsin closed position.

It will be understood that in those cases where the retailer prefers tofill cones at the time of sale to the consumer, the cartons may beshipped flat to the retailer, but the primary use of the carton is forthe shipping of filled ice cream cones directly from the manufacturer inclosed sanitary containers in the manner shown.

It will be understood that various modifications may be made in the formand arrangement of the elements comprising the embodiment illustrated,without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having described our invention, what. we claim and desire to secure byletters Patent, is as follows:

A carton for ice cream cones consisting of a 'wedge-shaped unitary pieceof cardboard sep- The side walls are separated by lines of score at a.and the members Is, In: are separated by scored fold lines b, the flaps2a: and 4:: having base scored fold lines at c.

Colinear with fold line b for lip In and at each end thereof, is a slotas shown at s. Each arated longitudinally by scoring into at least fourwedged shaped side wall sections ode of said side wall sections carryingat its top a hinged covering wall, a lip projected from the coveringwall, and adapted to be folded parallel with one of the side walls, thesaid lip having slots at opposite ends of its fold line, and two of theside walls, said side walls being spaced one at each.

side of and adjoining said wall carrying said covering wall, carryingfoldable closure flaps. each WARREN S. WATTS. GEORGE J. LOBBON.

